Photo: Telangana Today The Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project (KLIP) is a multi-purpose irrigation project on the Godavari River in Kaleshwaram, Jayashankar Bhupalpally district, Telangana . Currently the world's largest multi-stage lift irrigation project , its farthest upstream influence is at the confluence of the Pranhita and Godavari rivers. Billed as the lifeline of Telangana , the project was inaugurated on 21 June 2019 by Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao, along with the chief ministers of Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The project aims to harness the flood waters of the Godavari to make Telangana drought-proof, providing irrigation, drinking wate…